GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES Flashcards
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2 models eath’s structure
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GEPCHEMICAL & GEODYNAMIC
2
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GEOCHEMICAL model based on…
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COMPOSITION
3
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GEODYNAMIC model based on…
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how LAYERS WORK & MOVE
4
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GUTEMBERG disconinuity
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MANTLE - CORE
5
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MOHOROVICIC discontinuty
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CRUST - MANTLE
6
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LEHMANN discontinuity
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OUTER CORE - INNER CORE
7
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structure of GEOCHEMICAL
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- Continental Crust
- Oceanic Crust
- Mantle
- Core
8
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structure of GEODYNAMIC
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- Continental Litosphere
- Oceanic LItosphere
- Athenosphere
- Mesosphere
- Outer core
- Inner core
9
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between OUTER CORE and INNER CORE
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LEHMANN discontinuity
10
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between CRUST and MANTLE
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MOHOROVICIC discontinuity
11
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between MANTLE and CORE
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GUTENBERG discontinuity
12
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the 3 theories of plate tectonics
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- CONTINENTAR DRIFT
- SEAFLOOR SPREADING
- PLATE TECTONICS
13
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CONTINENTAL DRIFT theory
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1915 Alfred Wnger -> PANGEA
14
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SEAFLOOR SPREADING theory
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1962Harry Hammand -> MOUNTAIN RANGES & VOLCANOES –> underwhater
15
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PLATE TECTONICS theory
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LITOSPHERE divided –> litospheric PLATES
